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Windstream Boosts Broadband Speed Availability

The digital age is at hand. Innovation is reinventing the world we know. Unfortunately, the effects of the transformation taking place aren’t reaching every community. The race to serve rural America with broadband services is on. Network operators and service providers are mobilizing efforts to extend network services to these vastly underserved areas.

Windstream announced its efforts to upgrade broadband speed offerings are complete – ahead of schedule. The networking solution provider was able to double the availability of 100 Mbps Kinetic Internet Service nearly six weeks ahead of schedule.

The new network enhancement greatly expands the reach of 100 Mbps service. Windstream notes that that now 34 percent of households in local exchanges across the connectivity provider’s 18 state footprint.

Furthermore, now half of households now qualify for 50 mbps, a ten percentage point boost from 2018. Those qualifying for 25 mbps jumped from 60 to 64 percent.

"At Windstream, we are passionate about delivering premium internet speeds to more families and businesses across rural America," said Jeff Small, president of the company's consumer and small and medium-sized business segment. "We have taken steps to speed up our broadband deployment process, and that's nothing but good news for some of the most rural communities in the nation."

Connectivity is a critical component to the digital age. From the cloud and software-defined solutions, to fiber deep and broadband advancements, the future of the network is here. And now a little more of rural America can reap the rewards.

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